Many new leaders believe that the way to get things done is to be autocratic and directive. Successful leadership is a negotiated process with the employees that must be mutually satisfying for the evolution into a high-performing unit or organization. Well-intentioned leaders often overlook the very simple truth of learning to help people move forward in their work and to treat people as decen...

It is easy to overlook work that is before its time, especially if it has been done in the recent past. In his animal experimental work with Chlamydia spp, the late Dr E. Weston Hurst found that although he was able to effect a clinical cure in his intraperitoneally infected mice, he was unable to eradicate their infections. As his work appears to have relevance to today's growing problems conc...

Algorithms designed to estimate 3D pose in video sequences enforce temporal consistency but typically overlook an important source of information: The 3D pose of an object, be it rigid or articulated, has a direct influence on its direction of travel. In this paper, we use the cases of an airplane performing aerobatic maneuvers and of pedestrians walking and turning to demonstrate that this inf...

N.D. Bassim, R. M. Stroud, K. Scott, L. R. Nittler and C. D. K. Herd 1. Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6366, 4555 Overlook Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA 2. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA 3. Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA 4. University of Alberta, Depar...

The law constantly tries to make sense of people’s thoughts. Did former NBA star Jayson Williams purposely cover up the shooting of his chauffeur? Did Texaco executives intentionally discriminate against employees based on race? Did WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers knowingly preside over massive fraud? Each of these questions, and legal liability itself, frequently rests upon insight into the mental ...

INTRODUCTION State-level policymakers play an important role in the fight against obesity because of their ability to create policies that influence opportunities for physical activity and nutrition. OBJECTIVE In 2011, we investigated how Kansas policymakers regarded obesity, nutrition, and physical activity in comparison to other issues. DESIGN This study used a cross-sectional design. S...

Objectives: Acute lower extremity ischemia is a rapidly progressive condition that could stem from embolism or thrombus, leading to sudden interruption of blood flow which might cause loss of limb or even mortality. In this study, the registries of the patients having acute lower limb ischemia who has previously undergone femoral embolectomy in our center were assessed, retrospectively. Additio...

BACKGROUND It is generally accepted that when an ignition source is used the inspired oxygen concentration (FIO2) should be <30% in the breathing circuit to help prevent airway fires. The time and conditions required to reduce a high O2% in the breathing circuit to <30% has not yet been systematically studied. METHODS We evaluated the inspired and expired circuit oxygen concentration response...